All Of It with Alison Stewart

D.L. Hughley is one of “The Original Kings of Comedy,” and since he has starred in the ABC sitcom "The Hughleys," written New York Times bestsellers, and hosts the national radio program The D.L. Hughley Show. He's talks about his new memoir titled Charlie's Boy, about his career, and his life growing up in South Central L.A. On Sunday, Dec. 6, he’ll join Don Lemon at the Beacon Theatre for an evening of candid conversation as part of their Anything Goes tour.
Singer, songwriter and former Public Song Project winner Candice Hoyes has a new album out, titled Expecting. It features jazz musicians like Makaya McCraven and incorporates archival material from the Library of Congress. Hoyes performs live in our studio. Hoyes brings The Expecting Room, an evening of music and manifestation, to Joe’s Pub on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 9 p.m. Listeners can use code "Expecting" for discounted advance tickets.

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A new action-thriller stars actor Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. Ali joins me alongside writer and director Bassam Tariq in studio to discuss the film, “Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother," which is playing in theaters now.
In September, Lizzy McAlpine released her latest album, Angel. Lizzy began recording the album at a collaborator's studio in Altadena, just before the LA wildfires destroyed the studio in 2025. McAlpine discusses the making Angel, her Broadway debut in Floyd Collins, and performs live.
Photo: Adia as Fatiha, Mahershala Ali as Latif and Jahleel Kamara as Qadir in YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER. (Jaclyn Martinez, Copyright © 2026 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved)

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The new American cast of Broadway's “Operation Mincemeat” joins Alison live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Hear performances and discussion with Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley, Amanda Jill Robinson, Jeff Kready, and Julia Knitel. You cab watch the full production livestream recording on YouTube.

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New York City usually hits peak fall foliage in late October, and leaves on trees around the city will soon start to change colors. The New York City Parks Department keeps a list of the park system's "Great Trees" around the city. In 2025, photographer Alex Kent took thousands of photographs and videos of those Great Trees for a piece in the New York Times. Kent discusses his experience with the "Great Trees of New York," and listeners share where their favorite tree in the city is.
Brooklyn-based ceramic artist Joël Brodovsky-Adams creates bright and colorful work that is also functional, as a lamp, chandelier, or coat hook. He discusses his first solo show, "Like a Rumor," running at the Superhouse Gallery in Chinatown through October 17.
The new book, The W: A History of the WNBA, tells the story of the women's basketball league in over 400 pages. As New York's own Liberty compete in the playoffs this week, author Tamryn Spruill joins to discuss.
Photo: 28 Aug., 1997 - Members of the New York Liberty huddle up during a playoff game against the Phoenix Mercury at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Brian Bahr /Allsport)

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After the sensational success of her last novel, Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver returns with a novel that draws on her past experience as a classical pianist. Partita tells the story of Livia, and exceptionally gifted pianist on a scholarship to an elite music conservatory. Her life is soon upended by a love affair that will change the course of her future, and her relationship to music, forever. Kingsolver discusses the novel, out today. Kingsolver will be speaking Wednesday, October 7 at Tarrytown Music Hall, and on October 28 at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn with Amor Towles. Both events will feature live piano performances from pieces mentioned in the novel.
In the new film "Fjord," Sebastian Stan stars as Mihai Gheorghiu, a Romanian immigrant to Norway who moves to a remote village with his family. When the family's devout and unusual educational practices come to the attention of the local community, Mihai finds himself pressed into defending his family, and their way of life. Stan and writer and director Cristian Mungiu discuss "Fjord," in theaters on October 9.
Cover art courtesy of the publisher

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